It’s Triple Crown season again, ladies and gentlemen. It’s time to check out which horses to watch out for in the upcoming 2023 Kentucky Derby. Which horse will win the first leg of the Triple Crown and at Churchill Downs this coming weekend? Check out our prediction along with the favorites, a sleeper, and a long shot below.
Forte is getting the most looks among horses expected to race this coming Saturday at Churchill Downs – and for obvious reasons. For one, Forte already has picked up six wins in seven races. Among its many victories to date was at the Grade 1 Florida Derby in April.
Tapit Trice placed just third in its very first start at Aqueduct, but since then, it’s won four consecutive races. It impressed a lot of people with a strong run in last April’s Blue Grass Stakes Grade 1 at Keeneland. It also got the win at the Tampa Bay Derby prior to that.
While it doesn’t have the short odds of the likes of Forte and Tapit Trice, Practical Move is nevertheless coming to Churchill Downs with an impressive resume, as it’s on a three-race win streak. In its most recent start, Practical Move won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby following a win at the San Felipe Grade 2 and Los Alamitos Futurity Grade 2 stakes.
Here’s what we said about Kingsbarns in our complete preview of the 2023 Kentucky Derby:
Sired by Uncle Mo out of the Tapit mare Lady Tapit, Kingsbarns is coming into the 2023 Kentucky Derby riding a wave of momentum. After all, it has won all of its three races so far in its career. The last time it hit the tracks competitively, Kingsbarns won the Grade 2 Lousiana Derby. Don’t sleep on Kingsbarns.
